“The RC car (battery powered) is completely controlled by Flyport. The module manages Wi-Fi link to an Android Smartphone and it drives the servo motors (PWM signal). On the following video you see the Android phone internal accelerometers drive directly the RC Car.”

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This is a pretty cool exercise of the “There is an app for that!” variety. But I don’t think it’ll have a large following. The smartphones are terrible in terms for ergonomics – nothing even close to a nice grip of an actual RC controller. My phone keeps slipping out of my hands for no reason at all, let alone if I’m busy controlling a fast moving toy with it. I’d say you need to make a harness for your phone if you attempt this else the screen is going to be broken through an unfortunate fall on hard surface. Not a question of if but when …

Still, nothing is wrong with this project – it’s a problem with the the phones. Do they absolutely have to be shaped like a (flattened) brick and have smooth sides? (rhetorical question 🙂 )